James Handy, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ And ‘Logan’ Actor, Dies At 81
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BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentJames Handy, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ And ‘Logan’ Actor, Dies At 81ByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorJun 04, 2026, 10:06pm EDTJun 04, 2026, 10:07pm EDTMADRID, SPAIN - 2022/05/27: A street commercial advertisement poster from Paramount Pictures featuring Top Gun Maverick movie and American actor Tom Cruise in Spain. (Photo by Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesJames Handy, a prolific character actor whose credits include Top Gun: Maverick, Logan, Jumanji, The Rocketeer and Arachnophobia, has died.The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that they found Handy on Wednesday morning in front of his Tarzana, Calif., home with a stab wound to his chest. He was 81. The LAPD in a statement identified the suspect in the case as 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, who is a resident of Tarzana.ForbesPeabo Bryson, ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Singer, Dies At 75By Tim Lammers“On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, around 9:30 a.m., West Valley area patrol officers responded to a radio call of unknown trouble in the 19200 block of Erwin Street,” the LAPD said in the statement, released on Thursday. “The 911 caller stated, ‘I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.’ Upon their arrival, officers discovered 81-year-old James Handy in the front yard of the residence, unconscious and suffering from a stab wound to his chest. The victim was transported to local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, where he was pronounced deceased.”Police said that Gledhill resided the location with his mother, who was Handy’s girlfriend.The LAPD also said in the statement that Gledhill was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked, and is being held on $2 million bail.This is a developing story. Please refresh this page for updates.MORE FOR YOUEditorial StandardsReprints & PermissionsLOAD...





